Latest articles by Heather Wald
The Outer World 2's Incognito ship is your home base, but it also takes inspiration from the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars and reflects how "the player chooses to play"
Interview On the Radar | We explore the making of the Incognito ship in The Outer Worlds 2
My stealth build in The Outer Worlds 2 has me obsessed with a particular gadget, but every single one has "multiple purposes" because Obsidian didn't want them to be "singular use tools"
Interview On the Radar | We get into the gadgets of The Outer Worlds 2 with Obsidian
Spooky Express is an adorable puzzle game that has me mapping out tracks in Trainsylvania to help undead passengers, and it's perfect for Halloween
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | If you're looking for a puzzle game for the Halloween season, Spooky Express is just the ticket
The Outer Worlds 2 review: "The Fallout New Vegas creators have crafted a masterful space age RPG that's willing to play game master to my silliest decisions"
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Jurassic World Evolution 3: Everything you need to know about the new dinosaur management sim
Guide Jurassic World Evolution 3 is finally here, so here's a complete guide on everything about the new dinosaur game before you buy it
Little Nightmares 3: Everything you need to know about the horror game from Supermassive
Guide Little Nightmares 3 from Until Dawn developer Supermassive is finally here, so here's a complete guide on what you need to know before picking it up
10 Games like The Sims 4 that will let you live a virtual life
Best List Here are the best games like The Sims to play right now while we wait for inZOI's full release
18 years after it initially released, I finally played Super Mario Galaxy for the first time on Switch 2, and I'm completely obsessed with one power up
Now Playing Now Playing | I took my sweet time getting around to Super Mario Galaxy, and it couldn't bee any more charming
Ghost of Yotei: Everything you need to know about Ghost of Tsushima 2
Guide Ghost of Yotei has officially arrived, so here's everything you need to know about Sucker Punch's sequel
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's best side quest transformed the RPG into medieval LA Noire, and now I wish Henry could keep on solving crimes
Now Playing Now Playing | Solving a serial murder case in Kuttenberg made me feel like a bonafide medieval detective
Tiny Bookshop absolutely deserves its overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews, because I cannot stop playing this cozy management life sim
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Tiny Bookshop is letting me live out a lifelong fantasy
Forza Horizon 6 is officially taking us to Japan in Playground Games' "biggest map yet": "We can only do Japan once and we want to do it right"
Interview Interview | Forza Horizon 6 is coming in 2026, and we sat down with Playground Games to talk about its Japan setting
After 50 hours in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 I've finally succumbed to a life of crime, and the Legacy of the Forge DLC is entirely to blame
Now Playing Now Playing | What's an honest blacksmith to do when so much groschen is needed?
Borderlands 4: Everything you need to know about Gearbox's latest looter shooter
Guide Borderlands 4 is here on PC and consoles, with the Switch 2 debut coming in October
We asked Obsidian about romance in The Outer Worlds 2, and now I'm a little hopeful the RPG may follow Avowed's example: "It truly does need to be something that's organic"
Interview Interview | "If it [romance] naturally kind of came up as a thing, sure, maybe we could talk about that, but it wasn't a goal from the very beginning"
Out and About is a very cozy foraging adventure that's taking me back to my fish obsession in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Out and About is making me nerd out about plants
Just when I thought Kirby and the Forgotten Land couldn't get any better, Star-Crossed World on Switch 2 proved me wrong
Now Playing Now Playing | One of my favorite Kirby games just got even better on Switch 2, with one of the best Mouthful Modes yet
Gamescom 2025 schedule: all of the showcases and biggest reveals
Guide Find a breakdown of all of the events, dates, and times, and some of the biggest reveals from the Gamescom 2025 schedule
Gears of War: Reloaded – Everything you need to know about the Gears of War remaster
Guide Gears of War: Reloaded brought back one Xbox's most iconic shooters, and it's out now now (on PS5 and PC, too)
Life sim RPG Discounty has put me under the same "one more day" spell as Stardew Valley as I build my supermarket empire and get caught up in the drama of the locals
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Taking over Blomkest, one trade deal at a time
Learning EA passed on a Dragon Age Remaster "soft-pitch" has ruined me, because Mass Effect Legendary Edition proved how much it could do for the RPG series
Opinion Opinion | My kingdom for the Dragon Age Remaster known as "Champions"
After starting a second playthrough of Red Dead Redemption 2, I've trapped myself in Chapter 2 and I'm not emotionally ready to move past it
Now Playing Now Playing | Two missions and my own feelings stand in my way
I finally tried Minami Lane after seeing over 5,000 positive reviews, and within 4 hours it's already the chillest management game I've ever played
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Minamai Lane is a cozy, cute management game I can't get enough of
